Reported by:
Cherry Meigh Timbol
News Content Editor
Published November 12, 2026
WASHINGTON. One person was killed and four were injured in a shooting in Logan Circle on Thursday morning, prompting a large police response and shelter-in-place warnings.
The suspect is dead, according to CBS News, which cited multiple sources familiar with the incident.
The shooting
A gunman fatally shot one person inside VIDA Fitness, a neighborhood gym at 15th and P streets NW, police said at a press conference. Officers arrived within 30 seconds and found four people who had been shot, along with one person who had died at the scene. Police said some of the victims were wounded at a construction site across the street, and the exact locations remain under investigation.
Interim Metropolitan Police Department Chief Jeffery W. Carroll briefed the public on Thursday morning. Of the injured, one is in critical condition and the others have injuries that are not life-threatening.
The standoff
The suspect left the gym, leading to a barricade situation in an apartment building in the 1500 block of 15th Street NW. Police believe he barricaded himself in his own apartment. Police described the suspect as firing through an apartment door at responding officers. Officials said a fire was set inside the building at one point and has since been put out.
Police negotiators spent more than an hour speaking with the suspect. During that communication, officers heard a gunshot. They then forced entry and found the suspect with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police later confirmed the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
Possible motive
Council member Brooke Pinto told 7News that the suspect was allegedly in litigation with the building manager and was targeting the manager. According to Pinto, the manager is the person who was shot and killed in the gym. Police have not publicly confirmed a motive in the sources reviewed.
Response
Mayor Muriel Bowser called the shooting a senseless act of gun violence and said the city was devastated that someone had been killed. The shelter-in-place order was lifted around 11:35 a.m., but police continued to urge people to avoid the area while the investigation continues.
The names of the victims and the suspect had not been released in the reports reviewed. Details may change as the investigation continues.
